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120. That was the very first thought that went through my head...

Fri Nov 8, 2013, 11:55 PM

Nov 2013

Wait, that's not true. My first thought was "where is my wine?", my second thought was "Dan Rather was hung out to dry for less". My third thought was "where is the corkscrew?"

Its been a loooooong day….

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'We were wrong': CBS's Lara Logan apologizes for Benghazi report [View all] Faygo Kid Nov 2013 OP

Stupid too; many of us not claiming to be journalists knew you were wrong before you aired it. Scuba Nov 2013 #1

do a piece explaining the error. apologies are cheap roguevalley Nov 2013 #31

That I'd like to see! Scuba Nov 2013 #37

As cheap as the price Logan sold herself out for. Ikonoklast Nov 2013 #49

"Solid warmonger apologist for the MIC" workinclasszero Nov 2013 #104

That was my first thought too. tblue Nov 2013 #69

And spent as much time explaining where you went wrong..... daleanime Nov 2013 #121

and do it on Faux "News" wordpix Nov 2013 #125

That's probably a great idea. "how misinformation and couple lies- can build a fake crisis" Sunlei Nov 2013 #141

They're too stupid to realize Mr.Bill Nov 2013 #174

Resign or be fired. Either or. Katashi_itto Nov 2013 #62

Whatever happened to "Investigative" Iliyah Nov 2013 #64

you'd think these "muckrakers" would have learned after BushCo's "valid" source, Chalabi wordpix Nov 2013 #126

If she did any work at all on this, she must have known beforehand it was a pack of lies Berlum Nov 2013 #164

Disappointing for journalists? NastyRiffraff Nov 2013 #2

Sadly, this is a typical case of "a lie going around the world nonoxy9 Nov 2013 #95

A double injury for CBS. Baitball Blogger Nov 2013 #3

lol. cui bono Nov 2013 #93

Time for Lara Logan to go. Anyone who thinks she did not boomersense Nov 2013 #4

I think she knows her days at CBS are numbered Major Nikon Nov 2013 #14

That would be okay with me. I have less chance of watching boomersense Nov 2013 #20

Your post made my day! nt mimi85 Nov 2013 #123

Good!.........nt boomersense Nov 2013 #148

Dan Rather was fired for much less! JDPriestly Nov 2013 #89

That was the very first thought that went through my head... dorkzilla Nov 2013 #120

+1000. "As a journalist, you have to be complementary to generals, closeupready Nov 2013 #25

Edward R Murrow is turning over in his grave. I remember. I boomersense Nov 2013 #32

Why pile on Lara? Scairp Nov 2013 #84

Because it was her damn segment. closeupready Nov 2013 #86

The buck stops with her. StrictlyRockers Nov 2013 #91

Because I think she knew exactly what she was doing. Exactly boomersense Nov 2013 #96

I totally disagree with everyone on this Scairp Nov 2013 #97

There are none so blind..... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #116

Memories are short. Logan reported fearlessly from Iraq and was gang raped in Egypt. Rose Siding Nov 2013 #109

Dan Rather was screwed big time for telling the truth. pangaia Nov 2013 #170

Her lying about this Benghazi story LibGranny Nov 2013 #173

Excuse me Scairp Nov 2013 #175

Rather was right. :-| n/t DeSwiss Nov 2013 #113

Didn't Rather get fired? rpannier Nov 2013 #115

You can support a useless liar all you want to. I'm not in. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2013 #133

Have any of us FORGOTTEN the Rather thing? pangaia Nov 2013 #169

It happens--especially when the reporter has an agenda. truebluegreen Nov 2013 #171

Looks like Sen. Lindsey Graham’s office is going to need a new voicemail message Snake Plissken Nov 2013 #5

CBS= Complete Bull Shit QuestForSense Nov 2013 #6

CBS = "Cock-and-Bull Story" KansDem Nov 2013 #8

Well, dayum, that's good, too! freshwest Nov 2013 #15

Their new motto! freshwest Nov 2013 #13

From the department of that horse has left the barn Botany Nov 2013 #7

That's too funny! Great analogy and visual. ffr Nov 2013 #23

That looks familiar...I've been on the ground watching my horse do that... AllyCat Nov 2013 #24

Sometimes horses realize that they are a lot stronger then the people around them .... Botany Nov 2013 #29

Yeah, espcially the mare I could insert into that photo! AllyCat Nov 2013 #34

years ago I was on a very big quarter horse and after about 20 minutes ... Botany Nov 2013 #42

reminds me of my ex Skittles Nov 2013 #66

Oh wow... Xyzse Nov 2013 #67

YEE HAW! Skittles Nov 2013 #71

re:'We were wrong': CBS's Lara Logan apologizes for Benghazi report allan01 Nov 2013 #9

no one ever interviewed those who took Ambassador Stevens to the hospital. Sunlei Nov 2013 #10

I'm not sure how they didn't see through the story to begin with. JoeyT Nov 2013 #11

ha The Unknown hot Canadian Gf is always a dead giveaway Heather MC Nov 2013 #26

That sequence of events happens to me so often I have a name for it: reflection Nov 2013 #54

Rofl... 4_TN_TITANS Nov 2013 #55

lol Love it. ctsnowman Nov 2013 #74

Best thing I've read today! DeSwiss Nov 2013 #114

LOL nt SunSeeker Nov 2013 #162

It is straight out of the Red Rascal's exploits! nt tblue37 Nov 2013 #176

The damage is done, but I'm glad that they apologized. Beacool Nov 2013 #12

CBS needs to to as extensive an apology on 60 Minutes Mz Pip Nov 2013 #17

I doubt that they will do a whole segment on it. Beacool Nov 2013 #44

I'm betting under 60 seconds itsrobert Nov 2013 #94

How about they do a report on how they got scammed, and who inside Warren Stupidity Nov 2013 #83

Yes Mz Pip Nov 2013 #87

because they don't give a rat's ass about those people. barbtries Nov 2013 #46

IOkIYAR thelordofhell Nov 2013 #59

Apologizing on a morning show is one thing, are they/is she going to devote another winterpark Nov 2013 #16

I am waiting for the M$M to start broadcasting this far and wide... AllyCat Nov 2013 #18

....<crickets>..... lastlib Nov 2013 #51

She's cute, but not much of a journalist, the latest example closeupready Nov 2013 #19

No kidding? Friday News dump? Poor and unacceptable! ffr Nov 2013 #21

When I was watching that 60 mins segment... SHRED Nov 2013 #22

yeah, the hit with the rifle butt in the dark was pure Hollywood wordpix Nov 2013 #127

Waiting for CBS to fire her like they did Dan Rather. SchmerzImArsch Nov 2013 #27

And CBS ctsnowman Nov 2013 #28

They pulled his book, too. Atman Nov 2013 #138

FIRE HER alcibiades_mystery Nov 2013 #30

Yes, she should be history, and everyone associated with her crap segment should be scrutinized. n/t MerryBlooms Nov 2013 #98

Coch Brothers Syncophants? freshwest Nov 2013 #33

Do you PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #41

Just right click on it and copy the URL. Beacool Nov 2013 #45

:-) DeSwiss Nov 2013 #101

Thanks!!! Beacool Nov 2013 #118

When I worked mimi85 Nov 2013 #124

I'm glad that you got to laugh. Beacool Nov 2013 #145

Who is that guy? red dog 1 Nov 2013 #157

Click on the photo for a drop down window and it will give you the link. Let me know if that works. freshwest Nov 2013 #52

Ok PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #68

Rats PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #70

Okay, give me a second and I'll get it for you so it'll work. freshwest Nov 2013 #82

I tried PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #108

Did you compress the sentence? It shows up as an underlined link and a sentence. The link won't work freshwest Nov 2013 #111

I did PasadenaTrudy Nov 2013 #112

I'd like to know also mimi85 Nov 2013 #129

That's what I have. I found it through google images. If DU didn't automatically convert links to freshwest Nov 2013 #158

Try this. It's the same URL with the "h" at the start removed JHB Nov 2013 #134

Good method. freshwest Nov 2013 #159

Who put Davies up to this lie? Who was he working with? bushisanidiot Nov 2013 #35

"When Lara Logan Trashed Michael Hastings" Hissyspit Nov 2013 #36

I first learned of that from reading Glenn Greenwald. deurbano Nov 2013 #53

One of the first times I mimi85 Nov 2013 #131

k & r Berlum Nov 2013 #165

Issa and his goons will still waste tax payers Iliyah Nov 2013 #38

SeeBS is..... HoosierCowboy Nov 2013 #39

Marcy Wheeler: @emptywheel: Just to remind, it's Cheney flack Mary Matalin's imprint which published Hissyspit Nov 2013 #40

im sure she'll be losing her job next barbtries Nov 2013 #43

roger ailes on line three myshadow1 Nov 2013 #100

Unfortunately, a lie travels halfway round the world before bullwinkle428 Nov 2013 #47

I wonder what Dan Rather thinks of this young_at_heart Nov 2013 #48

"Dan Rather declined to comment... red dog 1 Nov 2013 #151

How did the 60 minutes story contradict the account provided by the State Dept. Hamlette Nov 2013 #50

This washington post article explains alp227 Nov 2013 #56

so, Lindsay is pissed because the WH closed the investigation w/o talking to the "witnesses" Hamlette Nov 2013 #65

She should resign or be fired cosmicone Nov 2013 #57

it's hard to take this seriously when the right didn't exactly hold Baby Bush's feet to the fire for yurbud Nov 2013 #58

Meaningless. liberalmuse Nov 2013 #60

a lot of people lie on TV interviews (like republicans), why is it the journalists fault? Sunlei Nov 2013 #61

journalists are supposed to investigate their sources first before pronouncing them credible wordpix Nov 2013 #130

the source was his book and he was stationed there. He lied to the journalist (and the public) Sunlei Nov 2013 #139

when you only have one source, you should check him out thoroughly wordpix Nov 2013 #146

As has been said elsewhere, Journalism 101: truebluegreen Nov 2013 #172

Fuck 60 Minutes...they lost all credibility in 1986 skepticscott Nov 2013 #63

Has Alex Jones or any other RWer called it intentional by CBS? NewJeffCT Nov 2013 #72

Disappointing? bucolic_frolic Nov 2013 #73

Sorry is not good enough. 60 minutes is not credible anymore. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #75

And once again, the Benghazi "scandal" deflates Blue Owl Nov 2013 #76

Won't do anything but arouse more suspicion from wing-nuts. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #77

"Is Fox News even covering the apology"? red dog 1 Nov 2013 #150

On their website, right after I asked the question, it was buried on the right side list of SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #153

Going to Fox News even once is more than I can take... red dog 1 Nov 2013 #154

I hear you. That was just their website though. I still wonder what kind of coverage their SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2013 #160

My guess would be........None! red dog 1 Nov 2013 #161

And the moral of the story is ... Ganja Ninja Nov 2013 #78

"60 Minutes" belongs on Fox. Dawson Leery Nov 2013 #79

I guess she won't be getting the Dan Rather treatment. dballance Nov 2013 #80

Next up on 60 Minutes: How the Grand Canyon was formed by Paul Bunyan dragging his ax... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #81

Separtely, how do serious journalists who share the 60 Minutes closeupready Nov 2013 #85

I call bullshit on her "disappointment". Yeah she's disappointed she got caught! AAO Nov 2013 #88

CBS going to do less retraction than This American Life which did an entire show retracting Paulie Nov 2013 #90

No, you did not make a mistake. You neglected to do your job. cui bono Nov 2013 #92

60 Minutes with their noose ready for Obama... Mike Nelson Nov 2013 #99

Yet, 2 110 story buildings fall at 10 stories a second Politicalboi Nov 2013 #102

Lets see...13 embassy attacks under Bushy boy workinclasszero Nov 2013 #103

Sen. Rand Paul: Time for you to un-fire ex-Sec. Hillary Clinton. SDjack Nov 2013 #105

As if............ Beacool Nov 2013 #119

Well if you werent in such a hurry to win ratings by screwing the president.. Vietnameravet Nov 2013 #106

NBC news just reported that a "60 Minutes" apology is forthcoming. Paladin Nov 2013 #107

you were wrong, alright azureblue Nov 2013 #110

I knew that the first 30 seconds I watched of the report. Hissyspit Nov 2013 #117

If Darrel Issa was dismissed from his committee chair and the next one told there would Thinkingabout Nov 2013 #122

When I get caught lying, I sometimes try the "I was wrong" weasel too Recursion Nov 2013 #128

Lara's sexual assault in Egypt. mimi85 Nov 2013 #132

How many more times will they allow themselves to be "duped"? snot Nov 2013 #135

The "60 Minutes" of Mike Wallace is gone. Now it's Chris Wallace. DFW Nov 2013 #136

and people wonder why the internet is rising DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #137

Some news organisations are blending traditional journalism with "outside sources". mwooldri Nov 2013 #143

I don't understand why this "Dylan Davies" isn't the target of intense scrutiny now? Sunlei Nov 2013 #140

No, Lara, a mistake is when you accidentally hit Reply All or wash a red sock in your whites. tanyev Nov 2013 #142

They "catapult the propaganda" for the right wing. Then, when their lies tblue37 Nov 2013 #144

She needs to be fired lanlady Nov 2013 #147

Dan Rather was a "real journalist" red dog 1 Nov 2013 #156

Dan Rather declined to comment on the discredited Benghazi story... red dog 1 Nov 2013 #149

I understand people make mistakes in good faith Skittles Nov 2013 #152

Its simple economics, big business is wasting advertising dollars on MSM that caters to.... Rebellious Republican Nov 2013 #155

She was duped imo. What really needs to happen is Ava Gadro Nov 2013 #163

Who watches 60 Minutes anymore? Nursing home residents? People who read Reader's Digest? jsr Nov 2013 #166

60 Minutes peddles fake BS story to appease Tea Baggers. blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #167

Hey, Lara, who is WE? pangaia Nov 2013 #168